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Case study · MSHA Record #220265550001
Cement Worker fatality
March 3, 2026 at 1:08 PM
North American Silica Sand, LLC
· Atascosa County, TX
Investigator narrative
A contractor died after a concrete retaining wall collapsed into the excavated trench below crushing EE.
Record details
- Classification
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Cement Work, Gunite Crew
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Underground location
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Mining method
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Source of injury
- BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 0 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 40 years
- Mine type
- Facility
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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